So, given we've just moved into a new stage of Bioware forum life, everyone's a bit clueless, running into things, and looking around for help. Help is being given by pretty much everyone, naturally.
But down the road, there's going to be people in need of help with various things, whether its game trivia, getting around the forum, needing a particular thing, etc etc.
On various other forums, those members with a good track record of helping others and being positive in the community are attributed a "Good Member" or "Helpful Member" tag(latter is preferable), so as to let people know that if they need assistance with something trivial, they can trust whomever has the tag to help them.
No extra privileges are awarded, no responsibilities or tasks are given, its just helpful for those in need of information or assistance to know that the tagged person is typically ready and willing to assist and if they can't, will help redirect to someone who can.
This is chosen by management, usually discussed between moderators and developers(depending on the forum and what its for), and given on a case by case basis.
I don't recall Bioware forums ever using a system like this, but I'm throwing it out there as an idea to be considered in the future. I remember seeing quite a few people come to certain posters for help with various things, whether it was uploading an avatar on the BSN to asking a question about a particular game, and a lot of times, these people who need help end up asking the wrong people for assistance and get trolled HARD.
That clearly sucks, and does nothing for forum positivity. So I wonder, if it was made evident to those in need of help that a particular user was the kind of person you could trust with a question about various subjects, or could direct to someone with the answer, would it be proactive to make that evident with a "Helpful Member" tag?
I can think of a few people who helped me dearly and repeatedly in the past, and not just me but others as well. I feel like down the line some may be lost about who to come to, but a tag such as this can help them get the help they need from posters as helpful as they were.
This is under the assumption that the Bioware forums are an optimistic enough place to not assume these helpful people are being put on a pedestal or being made to look like a special group. If the majority feels that way, then the tags would do nothing but hurt.
I'm curious if the Bioware team has considered this before? Shut the idea down for whatever reason? Held it in thought for later implementation? Its certainly not necessary, now or even later, but I think it has the potential to be a benefit.
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